Story Map

This worksheet helps students break a story into its most important parts-beginning, middle, and end. Using Frog and Toad Are Friends, students describe what happens at each stage and think about how the story unfolds. There’s also a fun extension where they imagine a different ending! Designed for grades K-2, this is a great foundational activity for understanding story structure.

Skills Students Practice

• Story Structure – Identifying beginning, middle, and end
• Reading Comprehension – Recalling key events
• Sequencing – Understanding how a story progresses
• Creative Thinking – Imagining alternate endings

Why Teachers Love It

• Clear layout – Easy for young learners to follow
• Print-and-go – No prep, no stress
• Flexible use – Works independently or as a guided activity
• Encourages imagination – Kids love changing the ending

This worksheet is perfect for helping kids organize their thoughts about a story. Once they grasp beginning, middle, and end, everything else in reading starts to click a little easier. And that alternate ending piece? That’s where you’ll see some really fun ideas come out.